Apparatus for printing and folding newspapers.



ds. A. Bamm.

APYLIUAT LED EL! 9, 1904.

:\. -oR FOLDING. Y Y

K J.A.BoYcB.-

IPBTUS FOR PRINTING AND FOLDING NBWSPPEE,

IPIJOATIOX FILED HAY 9, 1904. Patented Oct. 6

11 BEEETE-SEEET 2.

3'. A. BOYCB.

APPARATUS FDR PRINTING AND FOLDING NEWSPAPERS.

LPPLIUATION Hmm 'In 9, 19M.

' f JBHNABDYCE;

316V /t/ 'I Ik Zwam f' @ww/fn?,

saam-rammenAssocmmug l URAFYSMi-w ORFQLDING. A

J. A. BOYGE. APPARATUS rox PRINTING AND FOLDING NEWSPAPERS.

APPLICATION FILED )KAY 9. 1904'. Oct. 6

11 SHEETS-SHEET 4. l

mada.'

1 i g v n 27o. fqrfEET-m-zm. .azcoczATxNc-.- J u L 0R FOLDING. l """tj Il; l. J. A. BGYGB. A

.APPARATUS PGB PRINTING AND FOLDING NEWSPAPERS. LPILIGATIOH IILBD IA! 9. 1904. 966,259.

Patentedv oct. s, 190s.

11 BHERIB-SIIEET 5.

, .i n.. I; I u* Y' "i fj 'I i;

` l"w.; :`b

' J. A. BOYGB. APPARATUS FOR PRINTING .LND FOLDING NEWSPAPERS. Y A A A APPLIQLTIQE FILED HAY G, 2133;. 8011,259. Patented oet. 6,1908. l1 SHEETS-SHEET C.

on FOLDING,

J. A. BGYGE.

APPLICATION FILED MAI 9. 1904. A

. Patented Get. 6,1908.

@NWN/JM JUHNA.BYCE. :Bj A1111] v A ,Y

zfo'. SHEENA. zsmAL Assocmmo l OR FOLDING.

in f. a J K J. A. BOYGB. v APPARATUS PDR PRINTING AND FOLDING NEWSPAPERS.

APPLIOATIDI TILED HAY B, 1904. 900,259. Patented ect. 6,1908. 11 SHEETS-SEEE? l.

@A i ff' Mmm. f

MAN,

DFMFTS :1o. SHEETMA. mijn. Assomfrme OR FOLDlNG.

J. A. BoYcB.'

APPARATUS FOB YRDITING AND FOLDING NEWSPAPERS.

APPLICATION YILED HY 9. 1904.

Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

11 SHEETS-SHEET l.

210. SHEET-MATIRUL ASE; `STING a FoLmNG. f

3. A. BOYGE. APPARATUS ron PRINTING .um Pomme NEWSPAPERS.

APPLICATIOI Z'ILED KAI 9, 1904. Patented Oct. 6,

11 SHEETS-SHEET 1.0.

Jrs

25 C5 FII @oT t K5 BL I c a I JBIG-5.14

JnHN A.Bcw l: E. Bmg @wa/@mz lllr olli r Il u un. IMIMNNNI. l L

vil

u Q m N. ,M oo.L 01 9m f 12 .v am L n m mw Wy E h D d B. .3. mn .f N m? www m4. JMJ. mm MJ Emu.. GPH XMB MAM Gr .AMK .Tm fawn. BQ Mm G Nn N sA Il U m n W u l P 4 u n n .9. 5 w .4. 2 ..0 Mw .L .-G t .mm 9 MD. .L UGA-,5.711 E ru J/ HR Sora?. .m

.-UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JonN A. BoYcE, or srmNcFiELD, ILLINOIS.

of Letters Patent.

APPARATUS FOR PRINTING AND ".EOLDIN G NEWSPAPERS.

Patented Oct. B, 1908.

Application filed Hay 9, 1904. Serial No. 207,079.

zen of the Dominion of Canada, Springfield, in the county of Sangainon and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Apparatus for Printing and Folding News apeis, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use my said invention.

My invention primarily machines such as are used in connection with printing pr( sses, to fold printed news-papers or similar publications.

The general purpose of my invention is to produce an apparatus having continuously rotating and positively quick acting folder devices, in operative connection with a printing press having plate cylinders carrying stereotype plates having columns lying lengthwise of the cylinder; said apparatus being adapted also to associate the pages of a news-paper or similar publication in book forni preliminary to and without any interru )tion or retardation of the operation of folldiug, said apparatus being also adapted to deliver an insert or supplement sheet to a folding device, without. circuitous travel of the sheet and without retarding the opera tion of the folder device.

Tith these general purposes in view the more specific purposes of my invention are; to provide simile and efl'ectivc means for accomplishing tihe following results, in substantially the order stated viz; To slit the paper web longitudinally after it comes from the printing press and before its delivery to the first folder device, so as to divide the web into two strips of equal wid th, the width of each strip being approximately equal to the length of one page of the plates carried on the plate cylinders; also to siinultaiieouslv slit two or more webs, and associate the half webs as hereinafter described. lo su ier-pose one of said web-strips above the other and guide and simultaneously convey said strips traveling always in parallel into position to be operated upon by the main 'lo cut a. single strip, or to cutter cylinders. snmiltaneouslv cut a number of strips, mto each sheet continuing sheets of equal length,

foi-ins Ymounted on the of the sheet. cut sheets to and part way around the. first relates to folding Iposition for the folder eets midway between provide means for expediting the travel ofthe su p plcnient sheet coincidently with its delivery to the first folder cylinder. To simultaneously crease all of said cut sheets except the insert sheet midway between the pages thereof and move the creased parts of the sheets radially outward from the folder cylinder into osition to be caught. by the first set of fol er-rollers. To pass the creased sheets simultaneously between the first set of folder rollers to coir.- plete the first fold. To convey the sheets thus folded into position to be acted upon by a creasing device in connection with the second folder-device. To form by means of said creasing device a second crease midway of the sheets and transverse to the first fold. To pass the sheets thus creased, between the second set of folder rollers, thereby completing the second or transverse fold. To count and convey the folded papers to and deposit them in a suitable receptacle. To so conduct and time the several operations of blade to crease the s associating the pages and folding the aper that when folded it will invariably e in book forni, and if a supplement sheet is used said supplement will be on the inside, van will pass through the first set of folder rollers with the sheet between the folds of which it is situated. To convey one strip or half web to a second or sup lementary cutting device. To cut said ha f web into supplenient sheets of suitalzle length. To conve f the supplement sheets to the first folder cyl)- inder in such order and time that the supplement sheet will lie next to the face of the cy inder and when folded will lie between the sheets occupying the cylinder simultaneously with it., without circuitous travel of the sheets and without retarding the operation of the folding device; all of these operations being accomplished by using only one plate 'on the full-speed plate cylinders for each printed page of the paper, exclusive of the supplement page or pages. Duplicate plates are used on y iu producing the supplement page.

llrielly' stated my invention involves the production el' a page for each plate used on the plate cylinders,(exclusive of the supplenient sheet) without reference to thc number of decks in the print-ing apparatus.

lt also involves the use of two sets of cutter cylinders adjacent to and in operativo 4 .1141 nin.. 4

relation to a single folder cylinder. This is a prime feature of my invention.

In addition to the foregoing iny invention embraces details of construction shown in the drawings and hereinafter more fully explained.

I show in the drawings and will hereinafter describe four slightly diilerent forms of an apparatus embodying my invention but all exhibiting one prime feature thereof viz:

sociating devices, and deliver it to the first folder cylinder in proper position to fold in book forn'; with the other pages of the paper.

Reierrirg to the drawings 1n which similar reference letters and characters designate the same parts in the several views, Figure 1.- is a side elevation of a complete machine embodying double angle. hars. Fig. 2.- is a top plan of the saine machine. Fig. 3.- is an elevation of the right-hand end of the saine machine. Fig. 4.- is a horizontal longitudinal section on the zigzag line 4. 4. of Fig. 1. Fic. 5.- is an enlarged partial vertical longitudinal section on the line 5. 5. of Fig. 2. Fig. 6.- is an enlarged vertical transverse section on the line. 6. G. oi' Fig. 2. Fig. 7.- is an enlarged vertical transverse section on the line 7. 7. of Fig. 1. Fig. 8.- is an enlarged artial horizontal section on the line 8. S. of "ig.3. Fig.9.--isanenlargedpartialvertical section on the line 9. 9. of Fig. 8. Fig. 1()- is a horizont-al section on the line 10. 10. oi Fig. 9. Fin'. 11.- is an enlarged partial clevation of the web-adjusting rolls and operating gear wheels, of a machine employing double angle bars. Fig. 12.- is an enlarge( partial elevation of the slitting rolls and their operating gear wheels, and shows their relation to the adj ustin g rolls. Fig. 13.- is a top plan of the mechanism shown in Figs. l1, and 12. Fig. 14.-- is an enlarged elevation of a set of roll-adjusting devices. Figs. 15, 16,and 17.-- ai'e. respectively a partial end elevation, a side elevation, and a top plan i a machine embodying a former in operative relation to the. folder mechanism. ln these views the folder cylinder is shown at right angles to the plate cylinders, the supglement sheet being supplied from the lower (eek of the printing press. Fig. 1S. is a horizontal section on the. line 1S. i8. of Fig. 15. F ig. 19.--isapartial isometric projection of tho machine embodying a former in operative relation to the folder mechanism, situated at right angles to the plate cylinders taken from the upper deck of the press. Fig. 20.-- is a diagram showing in elevation in proper relation to the folder mechanism a system of gear wheels adapted to operate the up er deck of the press at half speed or at full) speed. In this View s iur wheels are indicated by pitch-circles only, and bevel gear wheels, cylindeis, rollers etc., are shown in outline only. Fig. 21. is a longitudinal section through the folder cylinder on the line 21. 21. of Fig. 7. Fig. 22.- is an enlarged detached partial perspective view of one of the pins of the folder cylinder and the aiin o ieratingsame. Fig. 23.-is an enlarged detac ied partial side elevation of a niodiiicd form of the slittcr device. Fi 24.- is a vertical transverse section on t ie line 24. 24. of Fig. 23. Fig. 25.- is a vertical transvcise section through the press frame, one tier of the blanket cylinders, and the gear wheels, on the line 25. 25. of Fig. 20. Fi Us. 2G and 27.-- are diagrams showing in outline in side elevation a modified iorm of means for operating either the up er deck or the lower deck ati'ull speed, or ha i speed. Fig. 28.- is avertical transverse section through the Press frame and one tier of the blanket cylinders, on the lines 28. 28. oi Fig. 2G. and shows in end elevation the train of' gear wheels operating the plate cylinders and the blanket cylinders.

The structure and operation of the meehanisin of the printing press are such as are commonly employed in rotaiy printing presses known as perfecting presses and need not be particularly described, except the means for changing the speed of the plate cylinders.

1n the drawings l have shown a three-deck press having three sets of plate cylinders A and thi-ce sets of cooperating blanket-cylinders B; in operative relation to each other.

My folder devices are equally eilective when used with presses having a; greater or a less number of decks, as will hereinafter more fully appear.

ln a two-plate-wide printing ness adapted ior use with my folder devices t ie circumference oi" the cylinders A and B must he such that the stereotype plates heilig arranged on the plate cylinder A so that the. Columns of the plates lie lengthwise. of the cylinder, each cylinder will accomnimlate four plates in two tiers extending around the. cylinder.

'lhc plate cylinders are always two plaies in circumference and may be one or more plates wide. 'lhe i ull s wed plate cylinders ure equipped with original plates only, no du ilicate plates being used on them. 'lho ha l`speed supplement plate-cylinders may he equipped with hoth`origilml plates und du ilicate dates.

`he cylinders A and 'll are rotated in proper time by gearing substantially as and s pompe the supplement sheet as being shrown, and the on the plate cylinders 1311 A .El jv-. nr -f Melt ing between the es FOL-ome.

are inked by suitable inking devices which de not form a part of my invention and therefore are not shown. The pa )er webs D passrinting cylinders A and B are taken from rolls suitablysupported on the main frame of the printing ress. Circular slitter knives E* on the ro 1ers E, or the shafts E? as the case maybe, (Figs. 2, 15, and 23) cut against rollers E, on which the webs travel and divide each web into longitudinal strips LZ and d. Angle bars F, are. adjustably mounted on the frame G.

The angle bars are in pairs, one pair for each deck ofthe press and are set at an angle of forty-live degrees relative to the median line of the paper webs and are so situated that the member d of the paper web will pass around one angle bar of a set, and the member d of the same web will pass around thc other angle bar of the same set, so as to cause the member d1, to overlie the member (Z, and so as to simultaneously change the direction of travel of all the web members and cause them to t1 avel in a direction at right angles to their inst line of travel.

Near each end of the angle bars is a slotf. (Fig. 2;) Boltsf, pass through the slots f, and connect the angle. bars with the main frame. The angle bars may be adjusted by loosening the nuts on the boltsf, setting the anffle bars at the desired inclination and then tightening the nuts.

Instead of using angle bars for changing the direction of and overlapping the web members and associating the pages in book form, formers l", such as are shown in F ig. 15 may be used without de iarting from my invention. A nactical advantage of' this construction is tliat a low former may bc used with its nose parallel and near to the female cutter cylinder K so that the web goes directly to and hugs thc cutter cylinder.

Tape rollers or equivalent devices may be used to lead thc web from the nose of the former to the cutter cylinders substantially as shown in Fig-15. In this type ol' the apparatus a single adjusting device. for each dee-k may be used for adjusting the webs before going over the former, for accurate cntting o1' the sheets instead of using a. set of adjusting rollers for each halt web as shown in F ig. 7. These angle bars, or formers, or equivalent associating devices serve as a means for associating thc pages and arranging them in book iorm before reaching the first folder cylinder; the pages lying next to the folder cylinder coming on the inside of the book form as hereinafter more fully expluined.

'lhe associating devices above mentioned consist of means substantially as drsribed, for arranging the )apcr webs or web members one above t ic. other and presenting them to the irst folder device in position for the iist folder device. to simultaneously fold them arallel to the columns. If a former is use( three different arrangements of angle bars may be used according to the position of the former and the first folder cylinder relative to the plate cylinders, and accordin" to the deck of the press which carries the hai web from which `the supplement sheets are taken. Then the upper edge of the former is at right angles to the plate cylinders and the first folder cylinder is parallel to the plate cylinders; one long angle bar for each deck, may be used to change the direction oi travel of the full width webs before they pass over the former. In this case the hal-web for the supplement sheet runs in a straight line directly to the second cutter cylinders. Then the upper edge of the former is arallel to the plate cylinders and the first older cylinder is at right an les thereto and the su iplement sheet is ta ren from the lower deelk; full width webs p iss ovfr the former and angle bars are used only to change the direction of travel of the .ialf web from which the supplement sheets are taken, as shown in Figs. 16 and 1S. When the upper edge of the ,former is parallel to the plate cylinders and the supplement sheets are taken from a half web from the upper deck; the full width webs pass over the former and a single angle. bar 1s used to change the direction oi' travel of the bali web from which the supplement sheet is taken. This method of associating in book form is of prime importance because it may be rapidly and effectively executed.

The main frame G is preferably L shaped as shown. The plate cylinders A and blanket cylinders B, turn in suitable bearings on the frame G. lntermeshing gear wheels B, secured on the shai' ts of the cylinders operate the cylinders A and B, in pairs, one plate cylinder and one. blanket cylinder turning towards each other. The main drive shaft B2, is mounted on a stationary block B3. A pulley B4, on the shaft B2, is driven by a belt from au engine or other suitable motor. A s nu' wheel B5 (Figs. l, and 120.) on the shaft 2 meshes with a similar spur wheel B on the shaft of one of the plate cylinders of the lower deck and drives the train of wheels operating the plate cylinders and blanket cylinders.

ln producing a supplement sheet it is necessary to run one deck of the press at half speed while. the other decks are operated at full s iced. ln a multiple deck apparatus embodying my invention any suitable means may bc employed to operate one deck at a constant full speed und one or more co'ilurating decks at full speed or half speed as may be. desired.

lu Figs. l and I2() are illustrated means for operai-iwr the lower deck and the middle deck at iidl speed and the upper deck at hall' speed to cooperate with the hall' speed slillcr device and the half speed web-adjusting rollers shown in Figs. 11 and 12. The spur wheel B7 on the shaft of one ol" the plate cylinders meshes with and is driven by the spur wheel Bf. Intermcshing spur-wheels B7, on the shafts of the plate cylinders and tbc blanket cylinders turn the cylinders in airs in unison. .An intermediate spur wbee B, is driven by the spur wheel B7, on the shaf t of one of the lower blanket cylinders and meshes with and drives at the same speed the. corresponding wheel B, on the shaft of one of the blanket cylinders of the middle deck. A bar B7, .(F ig. 25) is sup orted on stud belts l on the frame G. By oosening the nuts of the bolts l) the bar B7, may be slid to the right or the left and then secured in position by tightening the nuts. Spur wheels B27 and B30 turn on spindles at the ends of the bar B7. The rinion B3 is shown as meshing Wit-h the whee s B37, and B37. The. wheel B7, is secured on the shaft of the blanket cylinder and is half the diameter of the wheel B77 which is secured on the shaft of the upper blanket cylinder and consequently drives the cylinders of the upper deck at half the speed of the. cylinders of the middle and lower decks. To cause the cylinders of the upper deck to travel at tbe same speed as the cylinders of the other decks it is only necessary to slide the bar B7 to the right and thereby disengage. the pinion B"o and cause the. wheel B29 to interrnesh with the. wheels B7, of the upper and middle decks.

l will now describe equivalent means for operating either t-he upper deck or the lower deck at half speed, shown in Figs. 26, 27, and 28. Vertical shafts B1 and B7" turn in suitable bearings in brackets B77 on the main frame. Bevel cog pinions B77, and B2S are loose on the shaft BJ and B77 respectively. Clutch members B24 and B77 slide on feathers on the shafts B and B77' and engage with corresponding clutch members on thc hubs of the pinions B7l and B7s respectively. Set screws b' secure thc clutch members B74 and B77 on the shafts when engaged with or disengaged from the. clutch members on the hubs of the pinions. A series of bevel cog wheels B77 respectively secured on the shafts of one tier of the. blanket cylinders mesh with and are driven by the pinions B7. lntermeshing s iur wheels B secured on the. shafts of the pllate cylinders and blanket. cylinders, turn the cylinders in pairs in unison. Bevel cog pinions B7 respectively secured on the shafts of a tier of the blanket cylindeIs mesh with and are driven by the cog pinions B7. Bevel cog pinions B77 and B7 secured on the shaft B2 respectively mesh with and drive. similar' pinions B7 and B7 secured on the shafts B' and B7.

'lo operate all of the decks at full speed the shaft B77 is driven with all of thc clutch members Blin engagement with the ninions B7', and all of t-lrc clutch members B disegaged. To operate the u per deck at half speed and the other two eeks at full'speed t ie upper clutch member B77 and the lower and middle clutch members B21 will be disengaged and the. middle and lower' clutch members B77 and the u per clutch member B7' will be engaged. o o rerate the lower deck at. hall speed, the clutch members B77 of' the middle and upper decks and the clutch member B71 of lthe lower deck will be engaged, and the clutch members B77, of the upper and middle decks and the clutch member B77 of the lower deck will be disengaged; by disengaging all of the clutches B71, and B77, the shaft B2 may be turned without turning any of the cylinders.

A horizontal shaft B9 (F ig. 4.) turns in suitable bearings on the main frame. A pinion Blo secured on the. shaft B meshes with a cog wheel B, on the main shaft B7. Bevel cog wheels B, and B73, and a spur wheel B, are secured on the. shaft B.

Ir. the drawings (Figs. 11 to 14 inclusive) I have illustrated and will now describe ineens for operating the upper set of slitter rolls and the upper set of web-propelling rolls at half speed while the other slitting rolls and web-propelling rolls are operated at rll speed. A vertical shaft C, (Figs. 1 and 1]) turns in suitable bearings on the main frame and has at its lower end a bevel cog pinion C1 (Fig. l) which nre-shes with the bevel cog wheel B". The shaf t Chas atits upper end a double bevel cog pinion C7, which meshes with either 100 of two sets of' teeth on a double cog wheel C3, which is secured on the shaft e, of' oneof the upper slittcr rollers El. The cog wheel C7, is slid-able on the shaft C and is adjustable thereon by a set screw C". pinion C7 is in mesh with the inner' set of teeth of the wheel C3, it. turns at a predetermined speed corresponding to the speed of thel plate cylinders and when the pinion Cz is in mesh with the outer set of teeth the wheel 110 C, turns in the. same direction at half-speed. A cog pinion ll7 is secured on the shaf t h of the. upper propelling roller ll', and meshes with the inner set of teeth of the double cog wheel C. thc shaft C mesh with and drive bevel cog wheels C5 on the shafts of the middle and lower rollers F7. Cog wheels C on the shaft C, mesh with and drive bevel cog pinions C7 secured on the. shaft hl, of tbc middle and 12) lower propelling rollers ll'. It will be sccn then that when the pinion C7 meshes with the outer set. of teeth of the wheel C'7 the slittcr roller l, of the. top ipair of rollers and the Their the cog Bevel cog wheels C7 secured on 115 1; v I i j .and middle deck are running at full speed and the plate cylinders of the upper deck are running at half speed. Intermeshing spur wheels Ez and E3 on the shafts of the rollers E and E, cause them to turn in unison towards each other and similar spur wheels ll3 and H* on the shafts of the proelling rollers II and II, cause them to turn 1n unison toward cach other. In practice instead of using two solid rollers E and E, geared as shown in Fig. 12, to turn in unison, the u )per roller E may be dispensed with and the slittcr device shown in Figs. 23 and 24 may be substituted therefor without departing from my invention. In the altemative form of the slitter device a horizontal shaft E5 parallel to the roller E, is mounted to oscillate in suitably placed stationary bearings c1. Arms E are adjustably 'connected with the shaft E5 by set screws and have sockets e in which the standards E7 are slidable. Rubber faced wheels Es turn on studs e on the standards E7 and run in contact with the pipe rolle s F. Set screws e serve to secure the standards E7 in any desired position in the socket ci. Springs Eg surround the shaft E5 and ore end of each spring is secured to one of the arms EG and its other end is secured to one of the lugs el, in such manne:` that the springs will serve to keep the periphery of the wheels E8 in constant and uniform contact with the rollers E. A number (preferably tive) sets of arms E7 and wheels E8, are connected with the shafts E5 as described and the central wheel E8, has a circular blade E which cuts on the surface of' the roller E, and slits the web I) longitudinally as it passes over the roller El. By loosening the set screws e5 the arms E may be respectively turned on the shaft E5 so as to increase or diminish the tension ofthe springs E and thereby correspondingly increase or diminish the pressure of the wheel E* on the web as occasion may demand.

In case double angle bars are used to cause the web members to overlap so as to collect the papers in book form it is necessary to provide means to equalize the run of the web members so as to compensate for the greater distance to be traveled by the. web member carried on the angle bar remote from the adjusting rolls and thereby cause the collected pages to register properly in their passage through the folder devices. 'lo adjust. the web members to compensate. for the dill'erence in length due to passing them around the angle. hars F, I provide pipe rollers ll and ll mounted to turn between arms ll7. The upper set ot'arms are secured on a suitably supported shaft ll". (Fig. tft.) 'lhe other setsoi' arms turn on hubs lr surround ing the shafts h. 'l`he web-propelling rollers ll and ll, which turn in bearings on the standards g, on the frame G, support tho web strips d and d, as they como from tho angle bars, and propel the webstrips into position to bereceived and carried onward by the pinch rollers II and Hl". (Fig. 7.)- Each. of the propelling rollers H and l-l, has a number (preferably 3) of circumferential narrow bands h, of felt or other Ticlding material which take iirm hold on t ie web members and prevent them from slipping or tearing. Arms 117, secured on the shafts H", carry at their outer ends pipe rollers H5. Bolts It pass through the arms H7, and through segmental slots g2, in the standards g, and connect the arms with the standards so that the arms may be turned to occupy different ositions and may be secured in any desire position wit-hin the scope of their turning, and permit adjustment oi the arms H7, so as to equalize the web members d, and d, and canse accurate registry of the )ages thereof. The left hand web members from all the decks respectively pass around the left hand angle bars F, between the rollers H, and I'I, and over the pipe rollers l 5 and the right hond web members d, pass around the right hand angle bars F, between the `rollers I-I, and II1 and over the pipe rollers IIS. The web members being arranged as described, the arms H7 are then adj usted to cause exact registry of the pages of the web members, which are then all sinniltaneously propelled onward between the pinch roller Il and the wheels H". (Fig. 7.) A number (preferably tlu'ee) of rubber laced wheels l-I, turn on stems ll which are adjustable in sockets in the arms I115 by means of set screws h. The arms Il are secured on the shaft I 1, which is parallel to the roller II", by set screws h5. The mechanism described permits accurate adjustment of the wheels H7 relative to the roller Il, to increase or diminish the bight of the wheels on the face of the roller. A bevel cog pinion Cn (Fig. 20.) on the shaf t C meshes with an intermediate )inion C1 which in turn meshes with and drives a iinion (not shown) on the sha1' t of the rol er ll" and thereby drives the roller to propel the web members onward at exactly the same speed that they travel around the propelling rollers Il. Il. A pipe roller Il is mounted to turn in bearings on the lugs g, on the frame G, and guide the web members into position to be caught by the. tapes k, which assist in conveying them u )ward around the lower main-cutter cylinder li. The slitter devices, the web-propelling devices and the web-adjusting devices are all substantially as shown, wherever used in the dill'erent forms of the apparatus, except such slight modifications as may be necessary to adapt them to the dill'ereut positions of the folder units relativo to the plate cylimlers. These slight modifications will readily occur to only one skilled in the. art and therefore are nots own nor particularly described.

In the form ol' the. apparatus shown in Fi".

17, the same train of gears shown in the other views and herein described may be used to operate the first folder unit consising of the main cutter cylinders, the first folr er c vlinder, the supplement cutter cylinders an the iirst folder rollers; this train of gears beine driven by any suitable gears (not shown.

. connected with and driven by the press gear.

I vLikewise in this orrn of the apparatus the same second folder unit herein described may be used and the same train of gear for driving the second felder unit may be used, but a different connecting gear between the ress and the second folder unit may be use without de arting from my invention.

he main cutter device for cutting thc webs into sheet-s two-pages in length consists of two rotative cylinders K and K1, one of which has a longitudinal blade that cuts against a strip of wood or other material which will net injure the cutter blade. 'lhe circumference of the cylinders K and K is the same as the circumference of the plate cylinders and they revolve at the same speed, thereby delivering the sheets to thc first folder cylinders at exactly the same speed that they come from the plate cylinders. Fixed pins (not shown) on the cylinder K preventthc sheets from slipping on the cylinder. The cutting cylinder K1, carries a longitudinal blade k which cut-s against cutting wood c, on the roller K. The edge of the blade i: travels in a circumference exactly equal to the circumference of the cylinder K, so that the blade makes one cut and no more, for each revolution of the cylinder K. A spur wheel lr2 (Fig. 6.) secured on the shaft la of the cutter cylinder K, meshes with and 1s driven by the cog wheel M, on the shaft of the folder cylinder and in turn meshes with and drives a similar cog pinion K3, secured on the shaft k, of the cutter cylinder K. A series of tape rollers K, (Fig. 7.) are mounted to turn in suitable bearings on the. main frame and carry endless tapes c, which run 1n contact. with the periphery of the. cutter cylinder K. One of the rollers K is )refora )ly mounted on adjustable. arms rf, `or the purpose of tightening or loosening t-hc tapes as occasion may demand. 'lhe web members coming from the pi :e roller 1I, pass around the lower tape roller K, and upward around the cylinder K. 'lhe tapes r, bear on the web members and facilitatel their passage around the cylinder. The web meulbers then pass between the cylinders K, and

K1, and are cut into sheets by the blade lc, cutting against the cutting-wood k. Guide strips K* or equivalent leader devices adjacent to and oonfornrin the cylinder K, lead t te cut sieets downward and prevent them from falling away from the cylinder.

A leader device preferably consisting of a circular brush M7, of about the same length as the cylinder M, is secured on the shaft m, which turns in suitable bearings on the main frame and the brush runs in slight contact with the )eri )hery of the cylinder and serves to keep tlie slteets in contactwith the cylinder and guide them downward towards the pair of first folder rollers U. and N1, which make lthe first fold parallel to the columns- A cog pinion MS, (Fig. S.) securedon the. shaft lmf of the brush M7, meshes with and is driven by the cog wheel M1, on the shait cf the folder cylinder and turns the brush M1 towr rds the cylinder M. The pinion M", may be omitted and the brush M7 may bc d river. by frictional contact with the cylinder M, without departing from my invention. A cog pinion N3, (Fie. 6.) secured on tle shaft n, of the roller h, meshes with and is driven by the wheel M. Intermeshing cog wheels N, (Fig. 3.) on the shafts a, and ar, turn the rollers iT, and N, in unison towards each other. The folder roller N, and pipe rolls N5, N", and N7, (F ig. 7.) suitably supported on the frame G, carry endless tapes ai, which run around and are driven by the roller N. The folder roller iT and pipe rollers i, N, and N1", (-,arry endless tapes n which run under and are driven by the roller N. Guide rollers N, cause the tapes to run close over each other along the second folder rollers so as not to interfere with the operation of the rotating folder blade P3. The tapes n?, travel in the direction indicated by the arrow rc2, (Fig. 7) and the tapes n, travel in the direction indicated b the arrow zr, The tapes as, and n3, trave in unison and carry the papers, after receiving the first fold up from the first pair of folder rollers until they are. sto )pcd by a stationary stop N '5, in position to be operated upon by the second folder device. The sheets after being cut oli' by the blade 7c, are carried around the folder cylinder M, until the middle of the sheet. reaches a position directly o ipositc to the folder rollers N, and N. At tlus instant one of the. blades l\l3 acts to crease the sheet and force it outward into iosition to be seized by the fehler' rollers, fohled and carried upward between the tapes 1F, and 1L, as alrez'rdy described. Strippels K of the usual well known form strip the sheets from tbc cylinder K and guide them down on to thc irst folder cylinder. 'lhc circumference ot' the cylinder K is equal to the length of two ages of the plat e-fornxs including margins, hence to the periphery of sets ol propelling rollers ll and l 'tne clade cuts olf roin'each strpior each web, a sheet in length equal to the width of two plates plus margins for each revolution of the c 'linder K.

By re `erence to the drawings it will be seen that the arrangement of the webs in the apparatus is such that when all of the decks are operated at full speed with their full coinple ment of )lates the web from one deck is always delivered in direct contact with the surface of the first folder cylinder and the other webs overlie it so that in making the first fold the pages cut from thc first named web are always folded on the inside.

In case a supplement sheet is to be folded in the paper one of the decks of the press will be operated at half speed and with half a complement of plates, to deliver the supplement sheet to the cutter cylinders S and S1, to be cut and conveyed next to the first folder cylinder as already described. This feature is of great practical advantage, because it expedite-S the process of assembling the sheets, by reason of the. direct travel of the sheets. There is no circuit-ous travel. As soon as the sheets are cut oil they are in position to be immediately carried onward on the folder cylinder.

ln my apparatus the run of the paper webs through tne press and through the folding machine is a rapid continuous or straight run as, distinguished from an intermittent or retarded run. All the webs and all of the web members travel at a uniform full s )eed around the first folder cylinder so that t ere is no interru tion or delay in the. operation by reason o part of the web members or sheets being retarded in their movement in order to permit slower-trai-'eling web n iembers or sheets to catch up during the process of collecting, or by reason of some of the sheets having to travel a greater distance than other sheets travel. The first folder cylinder M, which makes the first fold parallel to the columns, has two folder blades Mz each of which is alternately used so that two folds are made for each revolution of the. folder cylinder and there is no retardation of the o ieration of the folding by reason of disuse. ol one of the folder blades.

The three-deck press and the fehler devices illustrated in the drawings are capable of )reducing and folding a paper of four, six, eiglht, ten, twelve, fourteen, sixteen, eight een, twenty or tii-'enty-four pages as will be hereinafter more fully explained.

ln a three-deck machine using double nnglc hars as shown there are three sets of )late cylinders` A, three corresponding sets of slitter rollers` E and E', and three corres mnding l. 'om circumference of the cylinder M, is twice the circumfcreiu'e of the plate cylinder A. 'lhc folder cylinder M is mounted to turn in hearings on the frame (i, and is actuated hy sn1table gear-wheels substantially as shown, and the folder cvlinder makes one half revolution for cach revolution of the plate cylinder. The circumference of the fehler cylinder M is also twice the circumference of the cylinder K, hence the sheets cut on the cylinder K bv the blade l', and equal in length to the circiiinf'erence of the cylinder K will extend half way round the cylinder M and will contain two pages, the length of cach page being equal to one quarter of the circumference of the cylinder M.

The first folder cylinder is always operated at full speed irrespective of the nuinbei' of decks of the. printing press with which the folder ap iaratus is used.

The folder cylinder M, is driven by a spur pinion B, (Figs. 4. and 6.) on the shaft B, which meshes with a cog wheel M', secured on the. shaft of the folder cylinder and turns the cylinder in the direction indicated l the arrow .r in Fig. 6 and the arrow :r in Fig. 9. The cylinder M, is hollow and is pierced by two diametrically o posit-e longitudinal s'ots m (Fig. 10.) througli which the folder blades M2, are alternately projected, once during each complete revolution of the cylinder, so as to strike the sheet or sheets traveling on the cylinder' midway of said sheets and crease same in the middle and push tbeni radially outward from the cylinder into position to be caught by the first pair of fouler rollers N. and N1. There are. two folder blades M2 (Figs. S, 9, and l0.) which are rxactly alike and are mounted on shafts M3 which turn in suitable bearings on the inside of the cylinder and extend longitudinally through and beyond the ends of the cylinder. Secured on the frame G, are two circular channel plates M4, resl'iectively adjacent to the ends of the cylinder. The plates M* are concentric with the cylinder and have circular channels m. Rollers mz turn on the ends of the shafts l\l3 and travel in the channels m1.

Adjacent to the folder rollers N and. N, the plate M* has an approximately circular recess m3, adapted to permit turning of the `V guide. blocks M3 in the recesses. 'lhe outer wall of the recess mf extends laterally from the plate M* toward thc cylinder M and has an integral toothed segment m. (log pinions M, secured on the sluit ts M between the plates M4 and thc ends ol the. cylinder .\l, mesh with the toothed segments fm.'3 in such manner that cach timcthat the cylinder M makes one half revolution the pinions` hl, engaging in the teeth ci the segments in" cause. the shafts M to successively make exactly a halt revolution. This hall revolution ol' the shafts hl3 causes the edges of the hlndcs hl to project through the slits m, at thc precise instant that the central line of the sheets traveling on the cylinder .`\l reaches thc plano of tangcncy between the. folder rollers N and i causes immediate retraction of the blades. This instantaneous outward thrust of the folder blade creases the sheets on the cylinder and forces them into position to be engaged and carried away by the folder rollers.

Periodic outward thrusts of the blades M2 are made while the cylinder is revolving, it is therefore necessary to immediately retract the folder blades to prevent them from striking against the rollers N and N.

The edges of the blades Mz project through the slots m, only at the instant of creasing the sheets as described. At all other times the outer surfaces of the blades lie flush with the outer surface of the cylinder so as to close the slots and prevent injury to the paper traveling on the cylinder.

The curvature of the surfaces of the blades Mi, is approximately the same as the curvature of the outer surface of the cylinder M. Guide blocks M5, approximately rectangular inform, with rounded corners, travel around in the channels mi, and prevent rocking or turning of the shafts M3, except during the instant that the blocks H5, are in the recesses m3. During this instant the blocks make a half revolution in the recess m3 and immediately again enter the channels m1, in which they continue to travel until theyT again reach the recesses ma, when the blocks make another half revolution; and so on as long as the operati n is continued. A changed position of the pinions nl and the guide blocks M5, is indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 9. The folder blades M2 each in succession malte a half revolution co-ineidently with the half revolution of the corresponding guide blocks M5. Pins M" on the folder cylinder take hold of the sheet at the instant that the pins on the cylinder' K release it. Shafts M" (Figs. 2l and 22 26.) extend through thc cylinder M, diamctrieally opposite to each other and are mounted to oseillatc on lugs m5, in tho cylinder. A circular cam plate Mw, is secured on the main frame coaxial with and adjacent to one end of the cylinder N. Two diametrically opposite depressions m, (Fig. 9.) in the periphery of the cam plate M, cause oscillation of the shafts M as hereinafter described. Arms M", are secured on the shaft M", by splines m. Pins M" sharpened and slightly curved at their outer end screw into the arms hl, and aresccured thereon by )am nuts m. The sharpened ends of the pins project through slots in in the. wall of the cylinder. Arms M, are secured on the. projecting ends of the shafts M and have at their lower ends little rollers m which travel on the circumference of the. cam plate l\'l. Springs M, surround the shafts .\l"' between the arms lll and the end of the cylinder. One end of cach of the springs M" is connected with the end of the. cylinder and the other end is connected with the arm lll and the springs operate to hohl the little. rollers mw in uniform contact with the periphery of the cam plate Mw. In practice the sharpened ends of the pins M" project very slight y beyond the circumference of the cylinder M through slots m and servo to hold the sheets on the cylinder until the pins are retracted by the oscillation of the arms M traveling on the cam plate Mm. v

The retractive pins M hold the sheet duringr the time that it travels from the cutter cylinder K around the c 7linder M until the middle of the sheet reae les a position contiguous to the. rollers N and N1. stant the blades M2 act on the sheet to crease it and force it outward into position to be seized by the rollers N. and N1, and silnulta` ncously the little rollers m10 run into the depressions m.s of the cam plate, and cause the. arms M" to oseillate the shafts M9 so as to retract one set of the pins and release one sheet and projectthe other set of pins so as to engage the next succeeding sheet. This oper. tion is repeated periodically as often as it is necessary for the folder blades Mz io crease a sheet. The bolts lm.1l which connect the plates M10 with the frame G pass through segmental slots 1n". By loosening the nuts of the bolts m, and turning the plate m1" on the bolts the. position of the plate may he accurately adjusted so as to assure oscillation of the. shafts M9 at the precise instant required. At the instant that the creased sheets enter between the rollers N and N 1 the, pins holding the sheet on the cylinder M are retracted so as to iermit the removal of the sheet from the cv inder M without tearing the sheet. At this stage of the operation the second folder device comes into action. This device consists of a rapidly rotating folder blade carried on a shaft turning at proper speed to bring the folder blade into engagement with the sheet carried between leader devices such as tapes 'a2 and n, at the precise instant to make the cross fold of the sheet and not at any other time. A horizontal shaft l (Figs. 3, 5 and 7.) turns in bearings on the frame G. Radial arms l, are secured on the shaft P. A shaft P2 turns in bearings 7) on the arms l.

The length of the arms l, and the speed of rotation of the shaft P are such that once during each revolution of the shaft P the folder blade P3 will be brought into operative relation to the second pair of f older rollers R, and Rl, as clearly' shown `in l? ig. 5, and the arms malte, exactl y one revolution during tho time t hat the sheetcarricd between thc tapes n: and n is traversing the distance bete-'een the. lino of contact of the rollers N and N, and the. stop Ni. 'lhe folder blade l is a metal blade secured on and turning with the shaft l. Circular plates l4 having internal cog teeth p1, are secured in a vertical position on the frame G and axial with the shaft l. lnnons 1' secured on tho shaft l mesh 180 with teeth p1 of the plate I. revolves the pinions I5running,f around the toothed plates l1 cause the blade P1 to revolve rapidly. Each rotation of the shaft l brings the rapidly rotating blade P1 into position to strike the sheet lying under the blade and crease it and force it quickly downward into position to be caught and folded by the second set of folder rollers R and R1. A horizontal shaft B15 (F igs. 4 and4 G.) turns in bearings on the main frame. Bevel cog wheels B1", and B" are secured on the shaft B15. A vertical shaft B111 turns in suitable bearings on the main frame. Bevel cog pinions B11 and B5 are secured on the shaft B18. The cog pinion B15, meshes with and is driven by the cog wheel B15 and the cog wheel B111 meshes with and is driven by the cog wheel B1. The cog wheel Bzo meshes with the bevel cog pinion B35 secured on the shaft P and turns the shaft so as to operate the folder blade P5 as already described. Parallel horizontal second folder rollers R and R1, (Figs. 5 and 7.) mounted in bearings on the main frame, turn toward each other at the proper speed to fold the pa )ers as fast as they are creased by the rotating folder blade P5 and make the second fold transverse to the eolumns. A s ur pinion R3 secured on the shaft r, of tre roller R meshes with and is driven by a spur wheel R2 secured on the shaft I, Intermeshing spur wheels R (F ig. 3.) secured on theshafts r and r1, ofthe rollers R and R1, respectively, cause the rollers to turn in unison towards each other. A horizontal shaft R5 below and parallel to the rollers R and R1 turns in suitable bearings on the frame G. A series of hubs R5 are secured on the shaft R5. Five radiating curved arms R7 are secured on each of the hubs R11. A spur pinion R8 (Fig. 6.) secured on the shaft R5 meshes with a similar inion R9 which turns 011 a stud on a brackctll) 1 which is suitably connected with the main frame.

- The spur wheel R on the roller shaft 1',

meshes with the pinion R11 and drives same so as to rotate the shaft R5 in the direction indicated by the arrow :r1 in Fig. 1. at the proper speed to take away the folded iapers as they come from the rollers R. and R1.

Below and to the rear of the shaft R5 are two parallel horizontal tape rollers R11 turning in suitable bearings on the main frame and carrying a serios of endless tapes R11. Adjacent to the left hand roller R11 are a series of' vertical rods R15. The arms R1 turn between the rods R1'1 and the rods prevent the apers from being` pulled oill the tapes whi e the arms are being` withdrawn from under the papers. The folded papers )ussing downward between the rollers R and lt fall on the arms R1 by which they are ear-'- ried around until the folded edges of the papers encounter the rods R15, thereby stopping the papers and permitting the arms to As the shaft l l turn away from the papers, which are then deposited on the tapes R12. The tapes R11 travel very slowly so that a number of )apers may accumulate in a pile on the tapes efore the papers run ofl' of the ta es.

In practice it is desir-ab e to count the papers in lots of say fifty papers each. This rs accomplished by projecting` the edge of every iiftieth paper somewhat beyond the other papers in the pile. Each revolution of the shalt R5 causes the deposit of five papers on the pile. In order to project each tiftieth paper as described I provide a flipper coming into action at each tenth revolution of the shaft R5. A cog pinion R" fixed on the shaft R5 meshes with a cog wheel R15 which turns on a stationary stud R15. The circumference of the wheel R15is ten times thecircumfercnce of the pinion R11, hence ten revolutions of the pinion cause one revolution ofthe wheel. A pin R1" projects laterally from the face of the wheel R15. A lever R1s oscillates on a stationary pivot R1 and the 1 ree end of the lever extends across the path of the pin R1". A pipe R"1 turns on a stationary horizontal shaft R11. Arms R11 are secured on the pipe R11. A spring R23 mounted on a stationary sup'Jort acts against the arm R15, the spring is compressed by rearward movement of the lower end of the arm and reacts to push the arm forward. A rod R12, connects the lever R15 with one of thefarms R21. At each revolution of the wheel R15 the pin R17, engages with the free end of the lever R18, causing it to move the upper end of the arms R21 to the right by means of the connecting rod R21. As soon as the pin passes the end of' the lever R15 the spring R15 reacts to restore the arms R21 to their initial position. The arms R11 act between and do not interfere with the movement of the curved arms R'. During each revolution of the shaft R5 five papers carried by the arms R7 are deposited on the tapes R11. On the completion of each tenth revolution of the shaft R5 the pin R7 strikes the lever R1s and causes the arms R11 to move to the right so as to strike the edge of each iiftieth paper and project that paper beyond the other papers piled on the tapes R11. It will be seen then that each lot of fifty papers is se arated by one paper which projects beyonc the others in the pile an( facilitates counting of the papers in lots of fifty.

The means for cutting,r the supplement sheets hereinafter designated as the supplement cutter cylinders consists of a pair of cutter' cylinders S and S1, (Fig. 7.) which turn in suitable bearings on the f rame G. 'lhe circumference of these cylinders is one-half of the circumference of the cylinders l( and K1. The cylinders S and S1 havo half the peripheral speed of the cylinders K and K1. .`he cylinders S and S1, being half the diameter of the cylinders R and K1, the half web from which the su pploruent sheets are formed 

